Stunning Drone Footage Shows Cape Town From The Skies

The remarkable footage is a rare bird’s eye view of the predators as they feed off the side of a boat.

The drone swooped over world-famous Table Mountain, in South Africa, and filmed dozens of gully sharks swimming in the surf.

Eric Cheng, 38, from San Francisco, holidayed in Cape Town in August.

Not content with seeing the city’s impressive sights by foot he piloted a drone to take in the unforgettable views.

Using a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter with a Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal and a GoPro Hero 3+ camera, Eric caught a bird’s eye view around the city and along the coast.

The drone soared over hundreds of seals as they rested on rocks in the hot sun.

From the safety of land and boat Eric explored a shipwreck marooned off the coast of Duiker Point.

The BOS 400 ran aground while being towed two decades ago and has been left to rot by the sea.

He piloted the drone over Seal Island, where thousands of seals fish for food, and nearby, great white sharks are lured with bait.

Eric said: “It took many drone flights over a week on location, but in some places, I only did one or two flights.

“I was particularly excited to capture aerial footage of great white sharks at Seal Island, one of the best places in the world to observe great white sharks.

“I also really enjoyed seeing an aggregation of spotted gully sharks in the surf near Cape Point.

“A brown fur seal was surfing in the waves alongside the sharks, and even chased some of them around.”